15:16 Listowel

Ireland

Eamon Foran Memorial Maiden Hurdle

2m4½f · Hurdle · Good · 9 runners · €7,068 · Saturday, 30 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 2nd

1st
Burning Ability (IRE)
E Walsh·Eoin Christopher McCarthy
9/4F·3.25
SP
2nd
Withabitofluk (GB)AI top pick · 57.1
Dylan Whelan·Henry De Bromhead·beaten 1.75 lengths
9/2·5.50
SP
3rd
Jack Owen Jack (IRE)
John Shinnick·C Byrnes·beaten 2.25 lengths
7/2·4.50
SP

Race time

5m 15.50s+24.50s vs std

Markedly slow — usually heavy ground or an attritional race.

In-running (Burning Ability (IRE))

“Towards rear - in touch with leaders 3rd - bad mistake 7th - prominent home turn - outpaced and ridden when not fluent 2 out - 4 lengths down when left in lead last - kept on”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 4.50 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Speed For Fun

Willie Mullins usually excels with French recruits and SPEED FOR FUN may make a winning start for him here if market vibes are positive

Forecast 11/10 Speed For Fun, 11/4 Jack Owen Jack, 6/1 Royal Approval, 15/2 Burning Ability, 14/1 Withabitofluk, 20/1 Black Dakota, 28/1 Ajp Falco, 33/1 Carajillo, 66/1 Pegasuslane

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Withabitofluk

Dylan Whelan(7) · Henry De Bromhead · 7yo

Top-rated of 9

score 57.1 · +9.0 clear of next best (48.2)

Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

Freshness10% weight
85very strong
29d since last run (fresh)
Trainer20% weight
78strong
Henry De Bromhead: 11/35 winners last 14d (31%)
Ratings50% weight
63average
OR 113 · RPR 118 · TS 51 — highest combined rating in the field
Form20% weight
9weak
Last 6: 5-5-0-P

MarketNo market price available yet.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	3	Burning Ability J: E Walsh · T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy · draw 0 5yo · G · b	52326	11-12	—	106	54	48.0	9/4F·3.25 SP
2	8	Withabitofluk J: Dylan Whelan(7) · T: Henry De Bromhead · draw 0 7yo · G · brp	550P	11-12	113	118	51	57.1	9/2·5.50 SP
3	5	Jack Owen Jack J: John Shinnick · T: C Byrnes · draw 0 7yo · G · b	23	11-12	—	—	—	23.2	7/2·4.50 SP
4	2	Black Dakota J: Aidan Kelly(3) · T: Michael Winters · draw 0 7yo · G · brp	F1225	11-12	—	—	—	31.9	28/1·29.00 SP
PU	1	Ajp Falco J: Peter Smithers(7) · T: David Harry Kelly · draw 0 5yo · G · b	00F	11-12	—	—	—	30.0	28/1·29.00 SP
PU	4	Carajillo J: Liam McKenna(3) · T: Michael Winters · draw 0 5yo · G · ch	8	11-12	—	82	24	39.7	80/1·81.00 SP
PU	6	Royal Approval J: Ricky Doyle · T: Gordon Elliott · draw 0 5yo · G · ch	65	11-12	—	100	88	48.2	13/2·7.50 SP
F	7	Speed For Fun J: Anna McGuinness(7) · T: W P Mullins · draw 0 5yo · G · b	—	11-12	—	—	—	23.5	11/4·3.75 SP
PU	9	Pegasuslane J: Gavin Brouder · T: Thomas P O'Connor · draw 0 6yo · M · brpFT P	0	11-05	—	—	—	16.5	400/1·401.00 SP

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:16 Listowel on 30 May 2026?

Burning Ability (IRE) won the 15:16 Listowel at SP 3.25. Ridden by E Walsh. Trained by Eoin Christopher McCarthy.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:16 Listowel?

No — the AI top pick (Withabitofluk) finished 2.

What were the placings in the 15:16 Listowel?

Top finishers: 1. Burning Ability (IRE) (3.25), 2. Withabitofluk (GB) (5.50), 3. Jack Owen Jack (IRE) (4.50).

What was the winning time for the 15:16 Listowel?

The winning time was 5m 15.50s, 24.50s slower than standard.

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